公开(公告)号：US11834771B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17294297

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyundong Kim ,  Sooyoung Oh ,  Kyosoon Chae ,  Jinho Kim ,  Heeyeon Kim ,  Hyemin Kim ,  Seungwoo Park

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F39/12

CPC classification number: D06F39/022 ,  D06F23/025 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub, a drum, a drawer disposed within the cabinet to hold detergent, a drawer housing configured to insert into and withdraw from the cabinet, a water supply guide flow channel for supplying water passed through the drawer into the tub, a top cover housing covering an open top of the cabinet and defining a receiving space above the cabinet, a detergent mixer disposed in the receiving space, and a discharge guiding mechanism. The detergent mixer includes additive cartridges that accommodate liquid additives, additive pumps corresponding to the additive cartridges, and a flow channel box including pump intake paths that guide the additives from the additive cartridges to the additive pumps and pump discharge paths that guide the additives discharged from the additive pumps. The discharge guiding mechanism guides the additives discharged from the pump discharge paths to the water supply guide flow channel.

公开(公告)号：US11898294B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17414170

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyemin Kim ,  Sooyoung Oh ,  Kyosoon Chae ,  Jinho Kim ,  Heeyeon Kim ,  Beomjun Kim ,  Seungwoo Park

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F105/42 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F33/57

CPC classification number: D06F39/022 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F33/57 ,  D06F2105/42

Abstract: A washing machine includes a tub containing water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub to accommodate laundry, and a detergent mixing device configured to mix additives supplied into the tub. The detergent mixing device includes a pair of additive cartridges containing a liquid additive and a peristaltic pump configured to selectively supply the additive discharged from the pair of additive cartridges to the tub. The peristaltic pump includes a first path switching motor, a first tub, a second tube, a first rotor and a second rotor rotated by the flow path switching motor, a first rotary bearing permitting a rotation of the first rotor in a first direction and restricting a rotation of the first rotor in a second direction, and a second rotary bearing permitting a rotation of the second rotor in the second direction and restricting a rotation of the second rotor in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US11952697B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17624704

申请日：2020-07-03

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Dongkil Choi ,  Sunjung Kim ,  Hyemin Kim

IPC: D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F33/40 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/10 ,  D06F105/48

CPC classification number: D06F33/40 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F2105/02 ,  D06F2105/10 ,  D06F2105/48

Abstract: A method for controlling a washing machine supplying water to at least a portion of the drum in the tub, performing a first operation in which the water contained in the tub is heated by operating a heater and the drum is rotated at a first set speed, draining the tub, supplying water to submerge at least a portion of the drum in the tub, and performing a second operation for heating the water in the tub by the heater and rotating the drum. The second operation includes rotating the drum at a second set speed lower than the first set speed, and repeating a first drum cleaning operation in which the drum is rotated at a third set speed lower than the second set speed, and a second drum cleaning operation in which the drum is rotated at a fourth set speed lower than the third set speed.